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Otjiwarongo
City
Otjiwarongo in 2016
Otjiwarongo in 2016
Official seal of Otjiwarongo
Nickname(s): 
OTT, OT
Motto: 
Gradatim
Otjiwarongo is located in Namibia
Otjiwarongo
Otjiwarongo
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 20°27′51″S 16°39′10″E / 20.46417°S 16.65278°E / -20.46417; 16.65278
CountryOtjiwarongo Namibia
RegionOtjozondjupa Region
ConstituencyOtjiwarongo Constituency
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • MayorGottlieb Shivute (SWAPO) [1]
 • Deputy MayorJulienda Kampungu (SWAPO)
Population
 (2023 census)[2][3]
 • Total49,022
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Area code067
ClimateBSh
Websitewww.otjimun.org.na
The Central Business District of Otjiwarongo

Otjiwarongo (English: beautiful place)[4] is a city[5] of 49,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa.

Otjiwarongo is situated in central-north Namibia on the TransNamib railway. It is the biggest business centre for Otjozondjupa Region. Otjiwarongo is located on the B1 road and its links between Windhoek, the Golden Triangle of Otavi, Tsumeb and Grootfontein, and Etosha National Park. It is one of Namibia's fast-growing towns, with a neat and peaceful quality environment and many excellent facilities, including supermarkets, banks, lodges, and hotels. Some of Namibia's best-known private game farms and nature reserves are located in and around the town.

Otjiwarongo is one of Namibia's towns with a large population of German-speaking people. German influence is also evident in its Germanic buildings. The school "Donatus School Otjiwarongo" (D.S.O.) was once known as "Deutsche Schule Otjiwarongo".

  1. ^ Mbathera, Ester (15 January 2022). "Otjiwarongo elections for political office bearers finalised". The Namibian.
  2. ^ "Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)" (PDF). Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 39. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
  4. ^ Viljoen, J.J.; Kamupingene, T.K. (1983). Otjiherero woordebook / dictionary / embo romambo. Gamsberg. p. 59. ISBN 0868481955.
  5. ^ "Local Authorities". Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN). Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

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